Infosys warned of a weaker second half: COO UB Pravin Rao
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Though Infosys had a good first quarter, it warned of weaker second half citing challenges from two key customer accounts in the insurance sector along with volatility in industries such as energy and telecom. Infosys is facing pricing pressure in some sectors but hopes to maintain its margin guidance of 25 per cent for the current fiscal year, said He added that the company is hoping that wins from the first half will offset some of the softness in the second half.
While Infosys' larger rival
"It's not company specific-it impacts everyone," said an analyst at a foreign brokerage who requested anonymity. "They're (Infosys) still holding their guidance for FY16, so I don't think there is anything to be concerned about," said another analyst at a foreign brokerage.
Rao said that the overall demand for the industry is decent across industries and geographies. There is good traction in financial services, however insurance is a laggard for the company. "Primarily, we are challenged from one or two customers who are flat. Our presence in insurance is also limited," said Rao. While it is seeing moderate traction in manufacturing and good response in auto and high tech industries, there are some challenges in aerospace. Retail and consumer products group is also performing better than before for the company and it is very optimistic in the life sciences vertical.
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"The energy sector is fairly challenging with the declining oil prices and the current volatility, we are seeing a lot of pricing pressure and project cancellations, postponements and rebids. We expect this to continue this year, and even in early part of next year," said Rao adding that stability should come only in calendar year 2017. Similarly for the telecom sector, the company is seeing volatility since most of the players in the industry are challenged in terms of their revenues and profitability. "Net net, barring energy, telecom and insurance, we are seeing lot of positivity... Geography wise, it is fairly uniform across Americas and Europe," he added.
In a recent note on Infosys James Friedman, an analyst for
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